=#FF0000BILKO EDIT: Second Test Match also switched to Leigh. Kick Off 7:30pm this Friday (Dec 10th) at the Sports Village.


First Test Now at Leigh on Saturday 2 p.m kick off.
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defo looks worth a trip

Oh will deffo be going to this . I need a rugby league fix

Do we have a players list?

ie who will be playing from Wigan and who is there to look out for?

fancy the trip!

England Academy Squad to face Australian Schoolboys:

=#FF0000Danny Bridge (Wigan Warriors)
Greg Burke (Wigan Warriors)
Ben Evans (Warrington Wolves)
Rhys Evans (Warrington Wolves)
Carl Foster (St Helens)
=#FF0000Jack Hughes (Wigan Warriors)
Ryan King (Wigan Warriors)
Olsi Krasniqi (Harlequins RL)
James Laithwaite (Warrington Wolves)
Reece Lyne (Hull FC)
Adam Milner (Castleford Tigers) Captain
Adam O’Brien (Bradford Bulls)
Gareth O’Brien (Warrington Wolves)
=#FF0000Sam Powell (Wigan Warriors)
Matt Russell (Wigan Warriors)
Matt Sarsfield (Wigan Warriors)
Ryan Shaw (Warrington Wolves)
Cain Southernwood (Bradford Bulls)
Jared Stewart (Leeds Rhinos)
Jordan Thompson (Castleford Tigers)

the wire have a good few in the team also, shows their youth policy is working also

Is that up-to-date? I'm sure I read somewhere that George Burgess was in the squad - one of the few Bulls Academy lads to impress me when we've played them.

The Wigan Evening Post strikes again - Today's edition still states that the game will take place in Barrow on Saturday



How can they get it so wrong, when the match is now taking place just down the road in Leigh



The article outlines that Madge may be cheering for the English lads on Saturday owing to the Wigan contingent - let's hope that he doesn't follow WEP's detail too closely and end up at Barrow

All seven Wigan players selected.
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Rogues, is the younger Tomkins not eligible for the U18s?

Went too old in August I think.

I just thought he hadn't been selected, he played in Wigans U18's last season.

Are you going today?
I'll be in the Park Inn Hotel by the ground about 1 p.m.

I don't know how it works but he did turn 19 in August I think. So he could have played Under 18s before that.

I am going yeah but don't think I'll have time to go the pub.

Anybody who was available for u18's last season was eligible.

How many of the Wigan lads are still available for the u18's next season? The Evans twins from Warrington are but O'Brien and Laithwaite (and Shaw from the squad) won't be able to play u18's next year - although O'Brien and Laithwaite haven't played for the u18's for two seasons anyway so there is nothing new there.

Sam Powell turns 19 in July 2011
Greg Burke - Yes
Ryan King - No (19 in January)
Danny Bridge - Yes

Dunno bout the others.

Don't you have to be 18 or under on 31st August 2010 to play U18 in 2011?

Not a clue how it works.

Updates here

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Thnx for the link bud.

Logan Tomkins is the right age but wasn't chosen.

England 38 Australia 30

Laithwaite had a good game.
George Burgess and Sam Powell were outstanding.

Rhys Evans sadly had a poor game by his standard.His wing partner Reece Lynne was terrible, considering he has had Superleague experience. He dropped the ball over the try line and then ran into touch whilst in the act of scoring with no one near him.

Englands scorers were Powell(2), King, Bridge, Sarsfield and Thompson with O'Brien kicking seven goals.
England should have been out of site by half time (Ganson crucified the Aussies).

Well done lads. Should I thank Ganson?

He binned two of the Aussie lads for backchat, but their discipline was very poor.

agrees reece lynne did have a very poor game. putting his foot into touch in the act of scoring. Although he did not drop the ball it was knocked out of his hand just as he was going to put it down. good defending caused the ball to come free.

Rogues, i am interested to know who won the battle of the forwards and who had the stronger bench players ?